Holder for tape-wound cones and the like.



Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

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. S. SHARP HOLDER FOR TAPE WOUND CONES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB, I0 1,154,443.

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R. S. SHARP.

HOLDER FOR TAPE WOUND CONES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I0. 1914.

1,154,443. ratentedsept. 21, 1915.

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UNiTED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT s. SHARP, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR To NATIONAL TAPE COMPANY,

INC., OP NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OP NRW YoRK. Y

HOLDER FOR TAPE-WOUND coNEs AND THE LIKE.

vSpecification of Letters-Patent. Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

Application led February 10, 1914. Serial No. 817,754.

ribbon, or the like.

The object .of the invention is tovprovide an -inexpensivef but Vpractical and efficient holderlof the class specified, whereby tape, or the like, on-the cone supported thereon may conveniently be unwound `therefrom without strain and with entireelimination of any tendency toftwist.- if" i v A further object is so to construct-thedevicethatthe Vta'pewound cone .orfcop may 'readily'be mounted inthe holder ,and .re-

placed Vfrom time to.` time, and this without necessity of employing tools.

Withy these and other ,obj ects view, the invention resides in various novel arrange- Aments and combination ofinstrumentalities,

all ais-hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

` In the accompanyingdrawings, forminga l part hereof, nI have exemplified 'oneof many vpossible embodiments of my invention; `it

being understoodthat .the same is susceptible of a wide range of modification withoutldeparture from the spirit andy thepr-inci'plesof Y,the inventive concept.

' In-these drawings:.Figurelisa view in lperspective 'ofa holder constructedwn accordance with my invention; the parts of the structure'being, in this instance, shownras unassembled; Fig. 2 is a view in horizontal section (with portions broken away toishow certain details) of thevbase-platelforming-.a component of the holder; Fig. 3 is aview in central vertical sectionofzthe holder, kthe parts being in this instance, in theirassem bled positions; and Figs. L.Land 5 areviews also in central vertical section, showing modified forms ofcone-supporting members with cones disposed'thereon. Y

Referring to the drawings, the-referencenumeral l designates a basefmember .which maybe of wood or any other-appropriate material and dimensions. Preferably..'and

as shown, this base-member is formedy with an upstanding circumferential flange 2 of a height suflicient to afford substantial strength thereto. In the inside wall of this flange are formed incuts or recesses 3, for a purpose presently to be explained. rIhe 'base-member is alsoprovided with a central recess l having a substantiallyl fiat bottom and vertical walls. In the center of' this recess,1a countersunk hole 5 is provided'for a screw 6 whereby the base-member may be krotatably attached to any'. suitable surface, I

lsuch as'the top of a'counter 7.

f In the embodiment illustrated, by way of example, an arch-member 8fis adapted to be Aremovably mountedon kthe base-member. In Vthis instance, this arch-member is disclosed as comprising a'horizontal'portion 9 provided with an aperture l0, and two vertical portions 11 .having angulatedends 12. One of the vertical portions is also provided I with an elongated guide-slot 13. The angulated ends are.1 adapted to extendfinto the recesses or incuts 3 in theflange of the base- -member, as shown in Fig. 3. This archmemberV may be of anyA required dimensions y andmaterial; but, preferably, I construct it so that it is somewhat resilient though, generally speaking, 1t possesses considerable rigidity. Y

The arch-member has, as one of its espe- Vcial functions, to'sustain a cone-supporting member, spindle or core 14 which, in this instance, vis preferably tapered so as to fit a cone 15 wound ywith tape kor the like. The spindle or corelll, at its base, is k'formed to provide .a cylindrical -portion 16 that is adapted to "be seated .inl the recess' f1. Although its cylindrical kwall parallels, and is surrounded by, the wall of thefrecess,

nevertheless, the core is free to rotate therein. At its upper end,.the core is, preferably and as shown, providedwith a pin or vvpintle 17 adapted to `extend'into the aper- Iture 10 inthe aforementioned horizontal portion ofthe arch-member.

In the type of core shown in Figs. 1, 2 and the surface of the core is so formed as to be engaged by a very substantial portion of the inside wall of the cone. vIn Fig. 4, however, the surface 18 of the spindle or core is concaved, as shown, so that the cone Aengages it only at .and is suspended from its uppery end.V In some cases, this is an `advantageous arrangement, since. the spacerbetween the exterior wall of the core and the interior wall of the cone would allow for any unevenness in the cone-due, for instance, to the tape beingwound very tightly and thereby effecting a slight distortion or deformation of the cone. In Fig. 5, the spindle or core is somewhat similarly formed; but, in this instance, the cone engages the core at 19, adjacent its lower end as well as at 9,0 adjacent its upper end.'

In assembling the parts, as shown in Fig. 3, the spindle or core is seated in its recess 4:, and the cone of tape is then placed thereon; or, if preferred, the cone may iirst be placed on the core and the latter then seated in its vaforementioned recess. Thereupon, one leg of the arch-member 8 is placed so that its angulated end 12 can be inserted into its respective recess. Just preceding this op* eration (or simultaneously therewith, if preferred), the horizontal portion of the arch-member is positioned over the upper pin-carrying end of the core. Then the otherleg of the arch-member is positioned so that its angulated end may extend into its recess. vIt will be noted that these angulated ends are so dimensioned-and similarly their respective recessesthat there is provided a comparatively close lit of the end within its recess." By this means, the arch-k member is held rigidly on the base and it, in turn, sustains the core and its cone against accidentalV displacement and even against undesirable movement. It is to be under stood, however, that the core is free to rotate in its recess. Moreover, the spindley or core is, preferably, surfaced so that the cone may have free rotation thereon. In other words, the core is adapted to have rotative movement either with or independently of the cone; and, likewise, the cone can rotate on the core or with it. The desideratum here is to arrange for movement 4of one or the other, or both, of these components, so that, as the portion21 of the tape is being drawn off and through the guide-slot 13, it will do so without undue binding and without twisting. The rotative movement of the cone on the spindle,-or of the core and spindle together-permits the unwinding of the tape without any twisting of the same. r1`he yguideslot also facilitates the withdrawal of the tape from its cone. It will be observed that the lower end of the cone does not extend quite down to the upper surface of the base-member, nor should it because it would then tend to engage it and, thus, be held against free rotation.

i In the event that a loop or portion of the tape should drop down and wind around the core or cone-below the lower surface of the mass of wound tape-said loop will simply effect a turning of one or another (or both) of these elements and, almost f instantly, continue to unwind properly from its cone. It is of the essence of the invention that the'core or cone shall have free rotation so that the tape will unwind from the cone as it rotates-rotates in a direction directly'opposite that in which it moved when the tape was being wound thereon. It will therefore be understood that the core and cone may rotate independently of each other or in unison one with the other. By arranging to have the base-member free to rotate `on its axis-that is, on the screw G-it will position the arch-member and its slot 13 in any desired direction.

lVhile I have herein described my invention in detail, nevertheless it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to such details except in so far as they may be specilied in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

. l. A holding-structure including in combination, a base-member provided with an approximately central recess and with side recesses, an arch-member yupstandingl from the base-member and having its ends angu- 2. A holder including in combination, ak

base-member provided with a central recess and having an upstanding circumferential `flange provided with recesses; an arch-mem ber comprisingconverging vertical portions one of which isv provided with an elongated slotand both of which are provided with angulated ends adapted to engagel in the flange-recesses, and a horizontal portion provided kwith an aperture intermediate its kjuncture with said vertical portions; and a cone-supporting member removably disposed in said central recessand having its upper end extending into said aperture and rotatively sustained by the arch-member.

3. A holder including in combination, a base-memberprovided with a central recess having a substantially vertical wall and having an upstanding circumferential flange provided with recesses; an arch-member oomprising converging vertical portions vone of which is provided with an elongated slot and both of which are provided with angulated ends adapted to engage in the flangerecesses, and a horizontal portion provided with an aperture intermediate its juncture with said vertical portions; and a cone-supporting member removably disposed in said central recess and having its lower end provided with a relatively cylindrical portion adapted to present a surface substantially parallel to the vertical wall of said recess and having its upper end extending into said aperture and rotatively sustained by the arch-member.

4. vA holder including in combination, a base-member provided with a central recess and a screw-hole communicating with the recess and having a circumferential flange provided with recesses; an arch-member provided with outstanding portions adapted to extend into said flange-recesses;v a conesupporting member having its lower end disposed in said central recess and its upper end connected to the arch-memberand rotatably sustained thereby; and a tubular tape-wound cone rotatively supported on said cone-supporting member.

5. A holder including in combination, a base-member provided with a central recess and a screw-hole communicating with the recess and having a circumferential flange provided with recesses; an arch-member provided with outstanding portions adapted to extend into said flange-recesses; a tapered cone-supporting member having its lower end disposed in said central recess and its upper end connected to the arch-member and rotatably sustained thereby; and a tubular tape-wound cone rotatively supported on said cone-supporting member.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT S. SHARP. Witnesses:

STELLA P. SHARP, MAURICE EDELIN.

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